Steinberg B, Padwa B L, Boyne P, Kaban L
University of Florida Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Health Science Center Jacksonville 32209, USA.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 1999 Jul;36(4):283-91. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1999_036_0284_sotaio_2.3.co_2.
As the new millennium approaches, it seems appropriate to look back at where we have been and where we are going with the care of patients with facial deformities. None of us can deny that although changes have been made, many current treatment modalities are no more than modifications of old techniques. We are, however, poised to make dramatic improvements in the management of facial abnormalities as we enter the new century and millennium. Biotechnology, genetic manipulation, and new surgical technology will become pervasive, and perhaps we will move from "modification" of the old into a completely new era of therapeutic approaches to the care of dentofacial deformities. "Opportunities multiply as they are seized" (from Sun Tzu), and the time of opportunity is approaching. This review will attempt to look at the state of the art in cleft care and in oral and maxillofacial surgery: where we have been and where we are going. It will be clear that there is overlap between specialties and that these overlaps will become greater as new regimens in the care of facial deformities come to the forefront.
随着新千年的临近，回顾一下我们在面部畸形患者治疗方面的历程以及未来的发展方向似乎是恰当的。我们没有人能否认，尽管已经有了一些改变，但许多当前的治疗方式不过是对旧技术的改良。然而，当我们进入新世纪和新千年时，我们正准备在面部异常的管理方面取得巨大进步。生物技术、基因操作和新的外科技术将变得无处不在，也许我们将从对旧技术的“改良”进入到治疗牙颌面畸形的全新治疗方法时代。“机遇越抓越多”（孙子语），机遇的时刻即将来临。本综述将试图审视唇腭裂治疗以及口腔颌面外科的现状：我们来自何处，又将走向何方。很明显，各专业之间存在重叠，并且随着面部畸形治疗的新方案走到前沿，这些重叠将变得更大。
